The COP28 climate agreement is a step backwards on fossil fuels
The COP28 climate summit in Dubai has adjourned. The result is "The UAE consensus" on fossil fuels.
Earth Sciences
Dec 14, 2023
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Dubai summit adopts world-first 'transition' from fossil fuels
Nearly 200 nations meeting in Dubai on Wednesday approved a first-ever call for the world to transition away from fossil fuels, the top culprit of climate change behind a planetary crisis.
Environment
Dec 13, 2023
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Homes hit hardest by fuel poverty not benefiting from government's flagship energy scheme
Households in areas hit hardest by fuel poverty are not benefiting most from the government's flagship energy support scheme, a damning report has found.
Economics & Business
Dec 13, 2023
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Hard-fought COP28 agreement suggests the days of fossil fuels are numbered—but climate catastrophe is not yet averted
As negotiators stagger towards their beds in Dubai and another year's climate talks come to a close, it's time to take stock. Did COP28 achieve the big breakthrough the world needs on climate change?
Environment
Dec 13, 2023
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Dubai deal hailed as 'beginning of end' for fossil fuels
The world for the first time on Wednesday approved a call to transition away from fossil fuels as UN negotiations in Dubai tackled the top culprit behind climate change, but at-risk countries said far more action was needed.
Environment
Dec 13, 2023
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'Urgency of action': pressure grows for COP28 climate deal
UN climate talks negotiators were under growing pressure on Sunday as the deadline nears to strike a new global deal aimed at keeping global warming within 1.5 degrees Celsius.
Environment
Dec 10, 2023
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'Unabated': a word to split the world at COP28
The outcome of the most important climate negotiations in years could rest on the ambiguity surrounding one linchpin term, according to experts: "unabated fossil fuels".
Environment
Dec 7, 2023
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World could breach 1.5C warming threshold in 7 years: Study
The world may cross the crucial 1.5C global warming threshold in seven years as fossil fuel CO2 emissions continue to rise, scientists warned Tuesday, urging countries at the COP28 talks to "act now" on coal, oil and gas ...
Environment
Dec 5, 2023
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Opinion: COP28 president is wrong—science clearly shows fossil fuels must go (and fast)
According to the president of COP28, the latest round of UN climate negotiations in the United Arab Emirates, there is "no science" indicating that phasing out fossil fuels is necessary to restrict global heating to 1.5°C.
Environment
Dec 5, 2023
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Saudi Arabia says 'absolutely not' to oil phase down at COP28
Saudi Arabia's energy minister has slammed the door shut to agreeing to phase down fossil fuels at the UN's COP28 climate talks, setting the stage for difficult negotiations in Dubai.
Environment
Dec 5, 2023
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